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Highland Council taxi licensing controversy

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Latest: Scotland considers changing taxi licensing laws for sex offenders

The Highland Council faced significant political fallout after passing a motion of no confidence against five councillors. This followed a June decision where a licensing committee voted to renew taxi operator licences f

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UK city visitor levy programmes

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Latest: Scotland accommodation sector faces new visitor levies and rising costs

In June 2026, Scottish and Welsh councils began consulting on visitor-levy schemes. Stirling set a 5% levy for June 2027, while Highland Council and Argyll & Bute explored various models. Gwynedd examined a 90p per-perso

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Cairngorms wildfire operations and policy response

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Latest: Scotland to put helicopters on standby for wildfire risk

The wildfire near Ryvoan Bothy in the Cairngorms National Park, which began on 15 July, has devastated approximately 25 sq km of land. Throughout late July and early August, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) de

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